I do agree that he is just trying to look after the band's interests, he just seems to be going at it in a rather aggresive manner. The way he is going about protesting against illegal downloading is just giving people the impression that he is just trying to make sure the band and him get more and more money.
But saying that I wouldn't know how to go about it in a better looking manner, but even just doing it in a rather subtle manner rather than having a go at anyone and anything relating to not paying for music would be better. Yes he has to have the band's interests in mind but at the same time he is forgetting that the backlash it creates damages how the band are percieved particularly with the amount of critics on the internet, which I think is almost as important as the financial side of things.
If their next album was mass illegaly downloaded and didnt make as much money as Paul wants there is still the fact that tours do make alot of money and they have alot of money it's hardly going to make touring a problem, but if they alienate more and more people that could have an even worse effect as surely the illegal downloading would make alot more fans than having people think they've lost it and just want more money would. And fans are a bit of a big source of money especially when touring is involved. If that made any sense at all.
And really whilst illegal downloading is a big problem in the music industry I think there are far worse ones. Taking Radiohead for an example, EMI have made over £40m off of them yet the band don't even have the rights to their music and they still don't even have that. And yet did releasing the album for free make them a loss (to most people who aren't PM that is)? I see things like alot of record labels being money hungry people who think digital music will never catch on and don't give a band the rights to their own music as as big a problem as illegal downloading. Am I correct in saying that at the time of Bono's wedding the band were in alot of debt with the record label? And yet where is PM's rant at record labels?
It is a very healthy thing from the band to stand up and speak up their opinion, when they agree and also when disagree with the comments or statements, made by someone who is related to the band and set the record straight... it is also remarkable how he speaks about Macguinness' comments, he simple says they disagree but reafirm their respect and love to him....
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, but I'd rather hear about politics or shubery ,than MONEY. All I know is albums sales = cheaper ticket prices= happy U2 fans
